JPSO arrests former state lawmaker on contractor fraud charges

A former state lawmaker surrendered to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Wednesday morning.

Sherman Copelin had a warrant issued for his arrest on charges of contractor fraud.

The charge came in connection to allegations that Copelin didn’t pay subcontractors for work completed in excess of $830,000.

Copelin was the Chief Operating Officer of the recovery Development group. That group was the main contractor for schools after Hurricane Katrina.

Copelin turned himself in about 10 a.m.

He didn’t answer questions when he arrived at the JPSO Detective Bureau in Harvey.

His bond was set at $10,000.

Copelin was a former state lawmaker who represented New Orleans East and the Lower Ninth Ward from the mid 1980s to the late 1990s and is still involved in local politics, working on campaigns as a strategist.

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